Commercial bulletin. Special points of interest. Rise in diabetes could bankrupt NHS. Inside this issue: Latest Apple health app.

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1 October Monthly service Special points of interest Rise in diabetes could bankrupt NHS More than a million people in the past 10 years have been diagnosed with diabetes, an increase of 60% This bulletin is free to Interested people in Pharma & Healthcare Please send names of new subscribers to Jackie@wavedata.co.uk If you have articles, comments or story ideas, please send them to the above With this increase, the disease is threatening to bankrupt the NHS Diabetes UK has said that more must be done to highlight the importance of prevention. They have also said The costs of treating diabetes will continue to spiral out of control and threaten to bankrupt the NHS. Now is the time for action, Inside this issue: Lloyds pharmacies in hospitals As part of Lloyds expansion plans, they are looking at taking control of pharmacies in hospitals. It s understood that Lloyds will be talking to health chiefs about taking over NHS pharmacies. February this year, Lloyds partnered with an accident and emergency department for the first time to see if the service could help to ease the pressure on the NHS. The 1m trial, funded by Lloyds, saw it start a pharmacy-led clinic to provide treatment for common ailments such as minor burns, scalds and earache. Latest Apple health app Apple iphones and watches may soon be able to identify when someone's having an epileptic seizure, allowing them to call for help. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have developed an app that can track and measure seizure symptoms. Sensors on the phone or watch app will measure heart rate, movement and other data as the seizure progresses. Rise in diabetes could bankrupt NHS Lloyds pharmacies in hospitals Latest Apple health app Forthcoming Events Northern Ireland linked with San Francisco, for live Operations Price Watch.UK - Double-digit increase in atorvastatin prices Beta Charitable Trust New blood test to rule out heart attack WaveData Top ten searched products where the focus was to September utm_source=communicator&utm_medium= &utm_content=untitled5&utm_campaign=abhi+news+review+16+october %7c+Stevens+calls+for+end+foundation+trust+pipeline+% 7c+End+of+year+objective+set+to+finalize+EU+Regulatory+Trilogue

2 Page 2 Forthcoming Events Organizer Date Venue Link or NRS (NHS Research Scotland) Conference 28th October Glasgow Conference on next steps for cancer care: access, integration and policy priorities - with NHS England and NICE Annual UK Market Conference, Addressing the Challenges of NHS Efficiency 28th October Tuesday 03 November GPhA Fall Technical Conference 2-4 November Central North Bethesda, Maryland, US jane.sessenwein (at) abhi.org.uk EMIG AGM 9th November sarah.rogers (at) emig.org.uk EMIG Parliamentary Dinner 9th November Westminster World Biosimilar Congress Europe 9-10 November Switzerland issa.mauthoor (at) terrapinn.com How can pressures on the NHS be relieved? 11th November CPD Diabetes Conference & Exhibition The Mermaid Theatre, 11th & 12th November Barbican Exhibition Chris Sheridan - Digital Sales managher - Tel: +44 (0) PDIG Autumn Symposium 12th November Birmingham Jo Blumson, PDIG Co-ordinator, Consilium/Covington Annual Healthcare Conference Tuesday 17th November MHRA/EMIG bilateral 18th November admincsc (at) consilium-comms.com EMIG Scotland Meeting 19th November Scotland sally (at) ryboquin.co.uk EMIG Specialised Commissioning Conference 24th Novemeber Public Consultation on GMP standards regarding investigational medicinal products/invitation to EMA Roundtable Roboleo & Co Health Economics for the Non Health Economist 27th November MRC Clinical Trials in Small Populations Workshop 1st December terlez (at) eucope.org 1st December london acollins (at) ngaevents.co.uk EMIG Wales Meeting 8th December Wales Bridging the Gap between eprocurement and UDI Legsialtion Tuesday 08 December EMIG BD Group Meeting 10th December Conference on next steps for NICE, pharmaceutical Thursday, 14th January 2016 industry priorities, and the Accelerated Access Review - Westminster Health Forum Venue to be confirmed Central statisticians jane.sessenwein (at) abhi.org.uk 9th EGA Pharmacovigilance Conference 27th January th EGA Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Conference January British Paediatric Surveillance Unit (BPSU) Conference Policy conference on next steps for health and social care in Greater Manchester 23rd February 2016 Friday, 26th February 2016 University of Birmingham Manchester fid=westminster_health_forum PLG events PLG Introduction to Healthcare Business Development 16th-18th November Training Course Marriott Lingfield Park Free Workshop & Christmas Drinks Reception 3rd December The Medical and Scientific group meetings for Health Economics for the non-health Economist an all-day practical workshop with MAP Biopharma and Roboleo 17th November

3 Page 3 Monthly service Northern Ireland linked with San Francisco, for live operations Northern Ireland is at the centre of cutting-edge pioneering heart interventions that are leading the way across the world. Three live operations from Belfast City Hospital were, this week, beamed to the largest cardiovascular interventional conference in San Francisco. About 450 health professionals from around the world watched cardiologists perform procedures on three women that had serious heart complications. Northern Ireland realised that they was going to experience a massive cardiovascular problem and set to work looking at alternative ways to perform non-invasive heart surgery. Speaking to the BBC just minutes before the live link-up with America, Dr Colm Hanratty, an interventional cardiologist, said it was a proud moment for the team. "We are sharing our skills, very specialist techniques that don't involve open heart operations but, instead, intervention through the arm or leg, giving little access to the heart," he said. "Until recently this wasn't available. People had to go on living with their debilitating conditions or some may have died." utm_source=communicator&utm_medium= &utm_content=untitled9&utm_campaign=abhi+news+review+16+october++% The blood moon taken by Susan Albrighton from Lexon Price Watch.UK - Double-digit increase in atorvastatin prices Double-digit price changes were rare amongst recently-launched generics last month, although there was a notable rise in the average price of 28-tablet packs of atorvastatin 20mg. The 12% increase to 0.80 (US$1.22) came despite one supplier dropping the lowest available trade price by 9% to 0.43 (see Figure 1). To see more go to and view our article from this month s Generics Bulletin. WaveData Subscribe to the industry's comprehensive source of news and analysis.

4 Page 4 Beta Charitable Trust is a registered charity based in the UK that has worked passionately in some of the most destitute and deprived areas of the world to provide basic human rights to the poorest of individuals. We believe that clean water, sanitation, food, medical care and education are the fundamental rights of every human being. With the continued support of our generous and dedicated donors and supporters we have managed to widen the areas we work in and are changing the lives of more people than ever before. The charity is founded upon on three principal objectives: Advancing education Preserving health Relieving poverty, distress and sickness We are committed to supporting short term relief & disaster projects as well as long term humanitarian elevation projects regardless of race, nationality, geography, creed and colour. Projects are carried out on both a national and an international level with the majority of our work taking place in the UK, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The size and extent of projects varies from large scale water and irrigation projects to the distribution of solar lamps to those without electricity, and cataract surgeries to help people regain their sight. Beta Charitable Trust runs with a zero administration charge policy, resulting in every precious penny being utilised solely for the project it was intended. For more information about our work and for donations, please visit: New blood test to rule out heart attack A study has found that a high sensitivity blood test in A&E departments across the country could rule out heart attack in two thirds of people presenting them with chest pain patients were involved in the study; the blood test will determine the maximum level of troponin (a protein released during a heart attack). Current methods of testing if a patient is having a heart attack, involve testing the levels of troponin when first admitted and then again 12 hours later. The new test would only have to be done once.

5 WaveData Top ten searched products where the focus was to September According to WaveData, these were the most commonly investigated products in searches of the online pricing data Wavedata Live at Both uk and pi prices were viewed for each product, giving some indication of where the focus was to September WaveData prices in the top 10 article are averages. Product Jul-15 Aug-15 Sep-15 Duloxetine E/C Caps 30mg 28 Pregabalin Caps 75mg 56 Aripiprazole Tabs 10mg 28 Clopidogrel Tabs 75mg 28 Aripiprazole Tabs 5mg 28 Duloxetine E/C Caps 60mg 28 Pregabalin Caps 25mg 56 Pregabalin Caps 100mg 84 Pregabalin Caps 150mg 56 Brilique Tabs 90mg We re on the web! This bulletin now goes out to 4000 plus people. If you would like to add or suggest any articles/comments, please let me know by the 17th November, as I will be issuing the next bulletin on the 25th November If you have any colleagues who would like to receive this, please let them know about it. You can view all copies of the Bulletin at Jackie Moss WaveData Ltd Jackie@wavedata.co.uk